25 min

language learning center · A2 · Lesson 1

Talking about your week

Practice this topic in German: Talking about your week.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Lena

Montags arbeite ich von zu Hause aus.

On Mondays I work from home.

Jonas

Ich gehe zweimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.

I go to the gym twice a week.

Lena

Abends koche ich fast immer.

I almost always cook in the evening.

Jonas

Manchmal treffe ich mich mit meinen Freunden.

Sometimes I meet my friends.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • Montags arbeite ich von zu Hause aus.

    On Mondays I work from home.

    Montags arbeite ich von zu Hause aus.

  • Ich gehe zweimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.

    I go to the gym twice a week.

    Ich gehe zweimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.

  • Abends koche ich fast immer.

    I almost always cook in the evening.

    Abends koche ich fast immer.

  • Manchmal treffe ich mich mit meinen Freunden.

    Sometimes I meet my friends.

    Manchmal treffe ich mich mit meinen Freunden.

  • Sonntags ruhe ich mich normalerweise aus.

    On Sundays I usually rest.

    Sonntags ruhe ich mich normalerweise aus.

Notice, try, and speak

Which German sentence has this meaning: “On Mondays I work from home.”

Which German sentence has this meaning: “On Mondays I work from home.”

Make it yours

Say the five German turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this German in a real conversation

  1. 1. Montags arbeite ich von zu Hause aus.
  2. 2. Ich gehe zweimal pro Woche ins Fitnessstudio.
  3. 3. Abends koche ich fast immer.
  4. 4. Manchmal treffe ich mich mit meinen Freunden.
  5. 5. Sonntags ruhe ich mich normalerweise aus.
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